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A man shot and injured two people at a business in the Maryland city of Frederick on Tuesday morning before driving to the US military’s nearby Fort Detrick, where personnel there shot and killed him, police said. The suspected gunman — a 38-year-old man — entered a business at Riverside Tech Park in the northeast
Continue ReadingIndian actor Akshay Kumar has become the latest top Bollywood star to test positive for Covid-19, as India’s second wave of coronavirus infections tears through its film industry. Kumar, one of Bollywood’s most profitable actors and the star of dozens of popular movies, tweeted Monday that he had been hospitalized “as a precautionary measure under
Continue ReadingRebecca Welch made history on Monday as she became the first appointed female referee to take charge of an English Football League (EFL) game. The 37-year-old, who has previously refereed high-profile women’s matches, oversaw Port Vale’s 2-0 win against Harrogate Town in the third tier of men’s English football. Back in 2010, Amy Fearn became
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — There’s a new face now greeting visitors in West Asheville. The Dolly Parton mural on Haywood Road near Beauty Parade Hair Salon now has a new addition. The face of famous drag queen and television star RuPaul has been added to the side
Continue ReadingPolice in Maryland are “on scene responding to an active shooter” in the city of Frederick on Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from city police. “Currently there are two victims and one suspect is down,” the Frederick Police Department said on Twitter. Officers were called to a location in the northeast of the city,
Continue ReadingComedy Central’s popular “Drunk History” series is getting a spinoff, but be sure to watch it responsibly. A new digital series titled “Drunk History: Black Stories” is being brought to the world by Comedy Central International. The series will tell stories from across the African Diaspora, including little-known tales from the continent of Africa, the
Continue ReadingESPN fired NBA analyst Paul Pierce after the Boston Celtics legend posted a racy Instagram Live video over the weekend. The video featured Pierce in a room with exotic dancers. The cable sports network ended its working relationship with Pierce Monday, an industry source told CNN Business. ESPN declined to comment on Pierce leaving the
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It is the moment that all the grunting and yelling has been leading up to. Few doubted the United States and Iran deep-down preferred diplomacy — even a new deal — to escalating tensions, and possibly military confrontation. Now the moment of truth is here, in a Vienna conference room, where the E3+2 of the
Continue ReadingNorwegian Cruise Line wants to start US cruises again on July 4, and it’s willing to require all passengers and staff to be vaccinated before it sets sail. Norwegian, which despite its name is a US-based company, sent a letter Monday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notifying it of its proposal. It’s
Continue ReadingJimmy Fallon has addressed controversy over a recent segment on “The Tonight Show” with TikTok star Addison Rae. The show received criticism for not giving credit to the mostly Black creators of the dances Rae and Fallon performed together in an episode on March 26. “On our last show before break, we did a bit
Continue ReadingThe collapse last month of US hedge fund Archegos Capital cost Credit Suisse nearly $4.7 billion and two of the bank’s top executives their jobs. The Swiss bank said Tuesday that it was likely to report a pretax loss of 900 million Swiss francs ($959 million) for the first quarter of this year after taking
Continue ReadingHundreds reportedly gathered Monday to pray and offer support for DMX as he remains hospitalized following a heart attack he suffered on Friday. CNN affiliate News 12 reported that as many as 500 people gathered outside the White Plains, New York, hospital where the rapper and actor is currently being treated. His longtime attorney, Murray
Continue ReadingWe could be set for one of the most thrilling La Liga finales in history, after Ousmane Dembele’s injury-time goal gave Barcelona a narrow 1-0 win over Valladolid on Monday and moved the Catalan club to within a point of league leader Atletico Madrid. With Real Madrid just two points further back, it means Spain’s
Continue ReadingYahoo Answers, a question-and-answer platform that launched more than 15 years ago and became one of the largest troves of information — and misinformation — on the internet, is shutting down on May 4. The Verizon-owned website announced the platform’s cancellation Monday with a terse statement on Yahoo Answers’ homepage. The portal will go into
Continue ReadingPolice in Belgium say they have seized almost 28 tons of cocaine with a street value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.65 billion) after gaining access to an encrypted phone network used by criminals. In the six weeks since February 20, police seized 27.64 tons of cocaine at the port of Antwerp, including a record shipment
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, a frequent critic of Biden administration nominees for supporting the Iraq War and other “forever wars,” himself wrote in support of the Iraq War prior to becoming a senator in newly uncovered blog posts. “The question should not be, When do we get to leave? But instead, How are
Continue ReadingWith golf’s Masters tournament getting underway this week, the sight of patrons returning to Augusta National is a sure sign that parts of the sporting world are slowly returning to normal. The 2020 event took place in November and was staged without spectators amid the pandemic, but this week a limited number of fans are
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Sen. Joe Manchin, an influential centrist Democrat, warned Monday that the Biden administration’s massive infrastructure package can’t pass in its current form because he and a handful of other Senate Democrats believe the corporate tax hikes proposed in the bill — designed to offset its costs — are too steep. “As the bill exists today,
Continue ReadingMichigan is in another coronavirus surge and hospitals are again on the front line, but this time they have a new type of patient: younger and healthier. Fred Romankewiz was on his way to get vaccinated, but he didn’t feel well so he canceled the appointment and got a Covid-19 test instead. Though he’d been
Continue ReadingThe Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set of reconciliation instructions to it, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The ruling is a key step for Democrats as they weigh their options for moving infrastructure legislation, potentially giving
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